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…ng the strings made planting neat and logical. I have a 4″ stirrup hoe, very similar to our Hula Hoe, that made weeding between the rows precise and quick. Germination was surprisingly fast and the bed began to fill with new growth in no time. Early in the season. Not all rows germinated at the same time, so the handy string guides really helped me weed only the weeds. As the plants matured, I threaded soaker hose up and down the rows to reduce m…

Fruit on the mulberry tree June 24 Between all of the weeding and feeding, I am definitely noticing some major plant growth. All of the sudden, tomato branches need to be fastened to their supports as they begin to reach outward and upward. There’s lots of fruit development in the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, as well as many garden rows that need thinning (carrots, daikon radishes, beets, beans and lettuces.) June 26 The lesser-grown…

…nd cozy warm, but still feels breathable. With the reinforced knees on the pants, I can kneel on the ground for weeding, and the higher waist ensures that I don’t catch a cold breeze on my back. The pullover is soft and comfortable. The thumb holes help keep me warm while raking leaves on colder days, and for wearing under gloves while skiing or making snowmen after the gardening season is done. In these clothes, I can go from cutting back…

…and grows as needed. The combination of raised beds and vertical supports allows close planting, which reduces weeding and watering. In a Family Food Garden, the emphasis is on family. Don’t worry, you’ll get plenty of food. In fact, new gardeners are always surprised at how much a few square feet of land can produce. But the goal is to have a garden that’s fun and easy to tend. Instead of growing a bed of one crop, each Family…

…n of the people who walk by, and many take time to tell us how much they enjoy it. We get comments while we are weeding; people have left notes in our mailbox, and some have even walked up to the porch to chat. Why does someone decide to cut down a 6-foot treasure that has been overwintered carefully since 1990-something? Part of me is angry. What kind of jerk does this? I can deal with random acts from nature, but this is not random. This person…

…ught they would keep the crops out of reach of bunnies and other critters, plus there would be less bending and weeding. The trugs are a godsend. I thought it would be cute to put the one Vegtrug at the end of the bed as a sort of “trunk”. At the other end, I placed the medium Cucumber Trellis and planted my cukes with kale underneath. So far, the cukes haven’t done much growing — I think the weather and the bunnies are a big i…

…e lawn. Eliminating these annual weeds with a pre-emergent herbicide early in the spring saves hours of tedious weeding in June and July. About 20 years ago, a researcher at Iowa State University discovered that corn gluten meal (CGM) prevented turf grass seed from germinating. Further research added crabgrass, barnyard grass, foxtails, dandelion, lambsquarter, pigweed, purslane, and smartweed to the list of seeds it could control. CGM is an all-…

…the perfect opportunity for some loud, violent destruction. And after a year of tending, coaxing, watering and weeding the garden, I’m ready for a little annhilation. The best part is that it’s all for a good cause: The leaves get raked up and turned into a soil-enhancing, crumbly topping for my flower beds. At first, I couldn’t justify the purchase of a shredder because my small, urban yard has very few leaves. However, there…